Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 23-208, Emergency Management – Impacts of War in Israel, which allows the state to carry out logistical, rescue and evacuation operations to keep its residents safe. There are more than 20,000 Americans, including Floridians, in Israel who currently wish to return home but are unable to do so.
Specifically, this order enables the Florida Division of Emergency Management to bring Floridians home and transport necessary supplies to Israel.
The Florida Governor’s action continues the response to Iran-backed Hamas terrorists from Gaza and the surrounding region infiltrating Israel’s borders and indiscriminately murdering, kidnapping, and raping innocent men, women, and children while additional Hamas terrorists located in the Gaza Strip simultaneously bombarding innocent Israeli communities with thousands of rockets.
According to the executive order, the State of Florida responded immediately by surging law enforcement resources upon request to prevent violence at demonstrations intended to intimidate and threaten the Jewish population and to support Hamas, a U.S. Secretary of State-designated foreign terrorist organization, and to protect the Jewish population in their schools and places of worship.
The Governor deployed numerous resources, including legal guidance, to impacted communities and law enforcement agencies throughout the state to ensure that Florida does not tolerate the harassment of its citizens and to prevent terrorist activities, including the unlawful harboring and financial support of foreign terrorist organizations. These ongoing protective operations are expected to strain state and local law enforcement resources, which have already been deployed in Orlando, Miami, Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Palm Beach, and other communities.
Governor DeSantis also ordered the Adjutant General to activate the Florida National Guard, as needed, to deal with this emergency, and ordered the Director of the State Guard to activate the Florida State Guard, as needed, to respond to the emergency.
Read the full executive order from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis:
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